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Beyond VAPT: Why UAE Enterprises Need Continuous Security Governance

Across the UAE, a dangerous assumption persists that a clean Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) report means an organization is secure. This belief is not just misguided it is a direct path to regulatory failure and data breach. This scenario plays out hundreds of times each year across the UAE’s enterprise landscape. And it […]
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Cyberattacks Are Exploding: Is Your Organization Ready? By MAST Consulting Group

Cyber-attacks Are Exploding: Is Your Organization Ready?

Every headline today seems to carry the same message: Cyberattacks are rising… again.From AI-powered phishing scams to destructive malware and supply-chain breaches, organizations in the UAE and across the region are facing a level of cyber risk we’ve never seen before. Remote work has widened the attack surface. AI has supercharged threat actors. And one […]
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UAE Information Assurance Standard (IAS) Version 2.1 – What’s New and Why It Matters

UAE Information Assurance Standard (IAS) Version 2.1 – What’s New and Why It Matters

The UAE Information Assurance Standard (IAS) Version 2.1 marks a major step forward in strengthening cybersecurity governance across government, semi-government, and regulated entities in the UAE. Released as an evolution of the earlier IA / NESA framework, IAS 2.1 introduces new security controls, enhances existing ones, and shifts organizations toward a risk-based, outcome-driven compliance model. […]
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Mast Consulting launches CIAA to enhance consumer experience

The aim is to establish a deeper connect between brands, consumers and service partners Mast Consulting, a home-grown start-up part of the Mast Consulting Group, a UAE-based holding company, has announced the launch of its Customer Intelligence and Analytics App: CIAA. This App has been designed to provide a seamless ecosystem to consumers, as they […]
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MAST Consulting plans digital expansion in UAE

The company’s client portfolio includes an impressive list of market leaders, namely Panasonic, Hitachi, DIFC, Al Futtaim, Dubai Holding, and Danube, among others. Dubai-based MAST Consulting is planning a major expansion with investment in B2B and B2C applications, IPs, a building managed security operations centre, and a security and digital forensics lab, said Abhay Pandey, […]
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Bridging ISO 27001 with UAE Information Assurance Frameworks: Creating an Integrated Management System

Cybersecurity governance in the GCC is progressing toward greater integration and maturity. While international standards such as ISO 27001:2022 continue to set the benchmark for establishing an Information Security Management System (ISMS), regional frameworks like the UAE Information Assurance Framework (IAF) have introduced a national layer of compliance and assurance. The challenge most organizations now […]
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